Day 1

2 yeas ago we adopted our dog Bozie.  We of course wanted to celebrate her “gotcha day” by getting her a special treat and posting a cute pic on the adoption facebook page (her brothers and sisters owners post pics on there too and it is so great to see them!).  Knowing that it was coming up, my daughter asked,

“What’s her gotcha date? Do you remember it?”

“Yes, of course.  And it is easy to remember, “ I said, “It was a leap day adoption, February 29^th.  Easy day to remember, right?  Isn’t that cool?”

“Ok, but what date do we celebrate this year?  There is no February 29^th?  That’s not cool this year!”

That got me thinking about all the leap year, February 29^th babies.  How cool is that, that they have a unique birthdate that in the grand scheme of birthdays, not many people have!  But then again although you obviously turn older, you don’t have your true “special day” every year.

When do they celebrate on non-leap years?  February 28^th, you’re not officially the next age yet (very important if it is one of those special birthday years like turning 16 and getting your license or turning 21 and getting to get into that bar finally (at least finally legally).

Do you wait until March 1^st?  You are definitely the right age now but is it like the day after your birthday, because it is not really your birthday?

Does that bother these special birthday holders?

Or do they just BIG TIME celebrate every 4 years on their true “special day”?

Does the coolness of just having that unique birthday make up for those “off years”?

It’s funny how I have lived through 12 leap years and never really thought much of those born on that day- except maybe on that day when the news mentions something about a baby being born.  Never knew anyone who had that birthday.  Now that that date has meaning in my life it makes me VERY curious…

Any Leap Year babies out there?  If so fill me in!  And Happy kind of Birthday today!